

The Peregrine Detective.
When I first visited the Piece Hall to photograph and watch the peregrines I noticed that both were ringed but the male had a distinctive...


Watching Treecreepers.
Last year whilst watching the woodpeckers nesting I noticed lots of treecreepers flitting around and I decided that this year I would try...


Do Ducks Goose?
On a recent visit to St Aidans a RSPB reserve near Leeds I decided to try and practice getting some in flight shots. It’s never been...


The Fastest Show On Earth
Is back in Halifax, the peregrines have returned!!!! Peregrine falcons have nested on and off in Halifax over the past ten years in an...


Dancing With Weeds.
One of the most elaborate courting rituals your are likely to see this Spring is that of the Great Crested Grebe. First described in 1912...


Doe A Deer
It’s been quite wet the last few days and the woods are muddy to say the least. It was easy to spot deer tracks so I thought I’d follow...


Not Quite A Swan Lake!
For the last couple of years I've visited our local boating lake to watch the cygnets arrive and grow into beautiful swans. However this...


Inner-City Dippers
I know there are dippers on the river near where I live but generally they tend to be on clear fast flowing rivers in the woods or on the...


Twitching....Again!!!
One of the few benefits of Facebook is that if you’re in the right groups you can find out what’s about in your area. Recently I’d heard...


Mongoose or Mongeese?
As the Beast from the East (or Hysteria from Siberia) has us wrapped in an icy chill I decided to look back at some photo's from Barbados...